'Gibraltar 1' Neanderthal skull, plaster cast
Maker
R. F. Damon and Co (estab. 1850)
Date
1909
Description
Plaster cast of partial Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) skull, no mandible. Discovered in Gibraltar in 1848, it's significance wasn't realised until the discoveries of other Neanderthal remains in Europe in later decades. The original fossil skull is on display in the Human Evolution gallery of the Natural History Museum in London. This skull cast would have been used in anatomy classes in the 20th century to teach students about the anatomical and osteological evidence for the evolution of humans. This specimen was featured in this article in University of Melbourne Collections magazine: https://museumsandcollections.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/3272335/12-Long-Plaster-casts-25.pdf
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